ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 9

In a school there are 150 students Out of these 80 students enrolled for mathematics class.50 enrolled for English class and 60 enrolled for Physics class The student enrolled for English cannot attend any other class but the students of mathematics and Physics can take two courses at a time find the number of students who have taken both physics and mathematics.

• 40 A
• 30 B
• 50 C
• 60 D

nCn-r is equal to

• n! A
• n-1Cr B
• nCr C
• None of these D

n!/(n-1)!=

• n A
• n! B
• (n-1)! C
• 0! D

Form a group of 5 men and 3 women, a committee of 4 persons is to be selected randomly. The probability that there is a majority of men is

• 1/4 A
• 1/3 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/6 D

A key ring is an example of

• Permutation A
• Circular permutation B
• Combination C
• None D

Three unbiased coins are tossed. Then the probabilities of getting two heads is

• 3/8 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/4 C
• None of these D

The probability that a slip of number divisible by 4 is picked from the slips bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, ...10 is

• 1/5 A
• 1/4 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/2 D

In school there are 150 students Out of these 80 students enrolled for mathematics class 50 enrolled for English class and 60 enrolled for Physics class The student enrolled for English cannot attend any other class but the students of mathematics and Physics can take two courses at a time Find the number of students who have taken both physics and mathematics.

• 40 A
• 30 B
• 50 C
• 20 D

Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and three men wish to occupy one chair each. First, the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs marked 1 to 4 and then the men select the chairs from amongst the remaining. The number of possible arrangement is

• ⁶C₃x ⁴C₂ A
• ⁴C₂x ⁴P₃ B
• ⁴P₂x ⁶P₃ C
• None of these D

• 1.5 A
• 1.2 B
• 8 C
• None of these D

For two events A and B if P(A) = P (A/B) = 1/4 and P(B/A) = 1/2, then

• A is sub-event of B A
• A and B are mutually exclusive B
• A and B are independent and P(A/B) = 3/4 C
• None of these D

• 1 / 2 A
• 1 / 3 B
• 1 / 4 C
• None of these D

20. 19. 18. 17= _______

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Number of selections of n different things out of n

• 1 A
• nPr B
• n! C
• nPr D

The number of ways of arranging the letter AAAAA BBB CCC D EE F in a row when no two C's are together is

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In how many ways can 5 persons be seated at a round table

• 5! A
• 4! B
• 3! C
• 120 D

• 5 / 12 A
• 3 / 8 B
• 5 / 8 C
• 7 / 4 D

• 3 A
• 6 B
• 0 C
• None of these D

Two unbiased dice are thrown. The probability that the total score is > 5 is

• 1 / 18 A
• 7 / 18 B
• 13 / 18 C
• 11 / 18 D

probability of a certain event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ D

Number of ways of writing the letters of WORD taken all at a time is

• 24 A
• 4 B
• 12 C
• 6 D

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Fifteen girls compete in a race. The first three places can be taken by them in

• 3! ways A
• 12! ways B
• 15 x 14 x 13 ways C
• 42 ways D

• 120 A
• 5 B
• 4 C
• 6 D

(n + 2) (n + 1)n in factorial form is

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  D

A die is thrown, the probability that the dots on the top are prime numbers or odd numbers is

• 1/2 A
• 2/3 B
• 1/3 C
• 2/5 D

Cycle tyres are supplied in lots of 10 and there is a chance if 1 in 500 tyres to be defective. Using Poisson distribution, the approximate number of lots containing no defective tyre in a consignment of 10, 0000 lots is

• 9028 A
• 9208 B
• 9802 C
• 9820 D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word PAKISTAN cab be made

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  D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word MI SSI PPI, taken all together can be made?

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  D

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